Wittes posted a special edition of the Lawfare Podcast in which he discussed the Times story with Bob Bauer, CarrieCordero, Jack Goldsmith and Steve Vladeck: Bob Bauer argued that White House Counsel Donald McGahn protected the institution of the White House counsel when he threatened to resign rather than execute President Trump’s order to fire Mueller. [read post]

If Cordero is able to prove his case, said Weinstein in his opinion, he’ll hold a second hearing to examine “the prevalence of police lying and whether false arrests were being carried out to generate overtime,” wrote the Times. [read post]

” ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare CarrieCordero argued that President Trump’s ongoing campaign to discredit the media is inconsistent with a president’s constitutional duty to respect First Amendment rights and an ability to fulfill his obligations as commander in chief. [read post]

CarrieCordero emphasized that Sessions was correct to recuse himself from the Department of Justice investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and urged that Sessions not resign despite escalating pressure from President Trump. [read post]

Both CarrieCordero of Brookings and Adam Klein of the Center for New American Security called similar attention to filling vacancies on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), which lacks a chair and a quorum necessary to conduct its full business. [read post]

Benjamin Wittes sat down with CarrieCordero, a former attorney at the National Security Division of the Justice Department, and Paul Rosenzweig, who worked for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, for a conversation on the Comey testimony and its implications. [read post]

CarrieCordero, Susan, and Ben also recorded a special edition of the Lawfare Podcast to address reports that Jared Kushner tried to establish a back-channel with Russia during the transition period. [read post]